Essential Utilities WTRG Book value per share
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Essential Utilities’s reported figures.
Based on the most recent quarter.
The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Essential Utilities's book value per share?
- Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported book value per share of $24.30 in Q1 2026.
- How has Essential Utilities's book value per share changed year-over-year?
- Essential Utilities's book value per share increased by 3.7% year-over-year, from $23.43 to $24.30.
- What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's book value per share?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's book value per share has grown at a 5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.39 to $24.44.
- What does book value per share mean?
- The accounting net worth of the company behind each share.
- How do you interpret book value per share?
- A steadily rising book value per share reflects retained earnings compounding into equity. Compare against the share price (price-to-book) to gauge how the market values that book equity.
- How does book value per share compare across companies?
- Most meaningful for asset- and equity-heavy businesses (financials, industrials); less informative for asset-light firms whose value is intangible.